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07/17/2012

As most of you know, I'm a huge fan of short films and a big believer in the power of story to communicate, illuminate, and shift our understanding and world view. It is with great pleasure that we are participating in the outreach and distribution of Anne Leonard's The Story of Stuff Project shorts. The newest one, The Story of Change, is released today!

Can shopping save the world?The Story of Change urges viewers to put down their credit cards and start exercising their citizen muscles to build a more sustainable, just and fulfilling world.

08/10/2011

The major annual conference for SIGGRAPH is happening in Vancouver this year, held at the Convention Centre at Canada Place. The conference started Sunday and events run through this week; it's expected to draw thousands of computer graphics, animation, and visual effects professionals to the city. Welcome to all the visitors and enjoy!

07/31/2011

I've been reading a great book called Making Ideas Happen, by Behance Network founder Scott Belsky. Checking that out led me to read an article by Scott Young, which I found an inspiring reminder about the importance of doing if you want to actually get where you're headed. Here is an excerpt:

"My roommate was trying to get in shape. He talked about the goal often, so I offered to help him stay motivated. However, on the day that we were going to exercise, he was procrastinating.

Finally, as it got later and later, I told him out of frustration that he said he wanted my advice, and, “Step one was to get to the gym before it closes!”

He laughed at my exasperation and we did go to the gym before it closed. Since then saying, “Step one!” has been an inside joke for whenever someone fails to put in the basic effort for a goal they supposedly care about....

How often do you forget step one? Wanting to be a successful blogger, but failing to write regularly. Wanting to get in shape, but not showing up at the gym. Wanting to learn a language, but never having conversations with people who speak it.

Step one is interesting because it only requires effort. Writing a bestselling novel requires some luck and skill. Writing a novel requires only that you show up to write every morning.

Because step one isn’t dependent on any external factor, it is also a good measure of how committed you are to a goal. If I professed a desire to be a great writer, but I never wrote anything, I’m simply not committed to that goal. There’s no excuse for failing step one."

Helmed by Pixar veteran cinematographer and live-action filmmaker Jericca Cleland, Twenty One Inc is a development & preproduction studio offering dynamic, high-quality previsualization services for live-action and animated films, tv, games, and commercials. Do more with less!